I totally reject the premise of the song: If Jesus were watching me, would I still do _ behaviors? How is this not false doctrine? Jesus IS watching, duh. This is a song out of Friend a while back that we are singing this year for the program. We should show more respect for these beliefs, just as we want our own sacred symbols to be respected. How can we continue to mock sacred symbols of other cultures? The Native American Powwow is a religious ceremony. Native-American/Lamanite connection issues aside, the “pretending to be Indians” hand action is at best ignorant. I don’t know where to start with this one. It just really sticks with you after 3x a week x 500+ weeks. Even my three year-old now randomly declares to inanimate objects around the house, “I am a child of God!” No, he doesn’t have Tourette’s. Apparently, most of the kids were picking it for their “favorite song” for their spotlights because it was the only song they knew. It got so bad in one ward, I actually complained to the primary president (we were tight like that, so don’t get too excited).
This song would not be on the worst list, if it wasn’t sung EVERY FLIPPIN’ WEEK. It’s one of the few things in the faith that when I’m called a cultist I actually think of this song and go, “well… kinda sometimes.” Can you say cult-ish? Something about the minor key and the words “Don’t go astray-ay!” that seem a little too horror-movie-ish. Thought I’d let this one off easy? This is quite possibly the creepiest song of the book. That should be on everyone’s bucket list. I LOVE the minor key… and the march-like feel. Also, any primary song that ends up on Letterman has to be great (some guy in the audience sang it). Somehow I also missed the “it wasn’t really so” part and thought for a long time that popcorn really did come from apricot trees. Really got me psyched up during long bike rides. I LOVE playing this song as well.Īnother song I loved on the mission.
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However, at a zone conference in Japan during a rough patch in my mission, a zone leader played just the first few lines of this song and I totally got fired up to go ring another 500 Japanese kekko boxes. Especially weird singing it as a 6’ eleven year-old (“when I have grown a foot or two” … which would make me 7 or 8 feet tall). I thought this was pretty cheesy growing up. I really like the music, and the first line: “Heavenly Father, are you really there?” It seems to embrace wonder and validate doubt. Manifestation of the Holy Ghost or not, this song makes me feel good. Here are some keepers… and some kick-to-the-curb-ers! Having spent the majority of my post-mission years on the primary piano bench (and/or herding packs of sunbeams), I’m quite familiar with the songs. Perry is the source of quite possibly the best and the worst of what the primary songbook has to offer.
I first heard the words “Janice K rapp Perry” in the MTC. Such is my love/cringe relationship with primary. Rather, I believe in balance, moderation, and critiquing personal sacred cows. *Note: For my Best and Worst series, my intent is not to be negative for its own sake.
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